Soft collar.



D. B. BECKER.

SOFT COLLAR,

APP'ucATzem FILED MAllG. 1917.

Patenwmu 20,1915.

i rate into the outer porating or neu r no ermine; PATENT @FFKQEEQDONALD B. BECKER, 0F WATERVLIET, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GEO. P. IDE &CO., OF

TROY. NEW YORK.

SOFT COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent. .Tatonted Aug 2Q, 1918.

Application filed May 16, 1 917. Serial No. 168,992.

from time to time that in the two part, or

outer fold, soft collar, when the necktie is placed between the band andthe top told,

the top fold rolls up, thereby producmgan unnatural and untidyappearance and shape to the front of the collar which is veryobjectionable.

Many expedients have been resorted to in an effort to stiffen a softcollar so that it may have somewhat the pleasing appearance of a stiffcollar, and at the same time possess the advantages of a soft collar.Some of these expedients consist of incorinserting rarious widths ofstrips of celluloid, placed in ockets made in either the top fold orneck band portion, or inner fold; and said stiffenersbeiug adapted to beremoved when the collar is sent to the laundry, but it is well knownthat each plan has its serious objections. These inserts or stillenersare, as a rule, noticeable when placed in the outer told of the collarand the soft material of the collar breaks at the marginal edges of thestillener. Further; the collar is not soft and pliable in the areaOil-the stiffener.

The object of my invention is to incorpoor top soft fold of a collar, inthe process of manufacture, an

unremovable stifiening material that is not atfected by the laundryingprocess and maintains its rigidity at all times, said material beingknown as hail-cloth, but if in the future a cheaper or more availablematerial not depart from the spirit of my-invention by availing myself0t its use. 1

In the drawings I Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the collar asit will appear when worn with a necktie, the stitches secpging thehaircloth not showingin the finish product.

"Fig 2 is'a plan view of a collar laid out flat, the outer andinnerfolds being extended in the same plane,

v Fig. i is a sectional View on the line' l-4 Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of a collar partially completed. looking at theouter face of the neck band and the inner face of the outer fold. one 01the plies ot' the outer fold being folded back to show the stiifenerstitched to a ply of the outer told.

The reference numeral 1 designates the neck band or inner told and E2the outer told of the collar; the neck band having the usual hultonholes 5) and 4.

It is well known that on all soft underneath one side of the top toldthere sewed on to the neck band a button, clasp, or the like, for thepurpose of buttoning the opposite end of the band top thereto.

Now said sewed on button, and other like permanently sepure'd devicesare very objectionable for they are apt to come off at any time andserious discou'iiorture result, and they are especially liable to breakotl' in the laundry, and not only that it is a nuisance in the ironingprocess. Therefore it is "one of the purposes of my invention to remedythis evil and do away with the annoyance of a sewed on button, a clampor the like.

No claim is made herein for this feature as it will be claimed inanother application filed February 14, 1918, Serial No. 217,106.

The neck band is also provided near its top margin with two holes 5 and6, one of said button holes (5) being positioned on the neck band sothat it will be concealed when the outer fold of the collar is foldeddown in its normal position when on the neck of the wearer. The otheradditional button hole 6, (which is usual in collars in collarsconnection with the aforementioned sewed on button) being formed nearthe end of the collar band and beyond the end margin of the outer foldas shown in the drawing. The button hole 5 may extend entirely throughthe neck band. The button hole 5 is located in the same position orpoint at which it has heretofore been customary to ,attach a button, orclasp,

forming this button hole 5 the wearer 1s en-i but-ton therein whichbutand thereby at the abled to insert a ton engages the button hole 6holds the collar against separating top of the front ends of the. neckor catch. By

band.

When the collar isto be laundried the button may be removed.

The top or outer soft told. 2 of the collar may be formed of as manyplies as desired, but according to my invention the portions of the topfold of my improved collar are composed of e plurality of plies, one ofthe plies to consist or" hair-cloth, or its equivalent; soicl ply ofhoircloth may be of various lengths extending back into the ah oi thetop fold according to rhe l requisites or the particular style one shoneof the collar made so to perform function of stitit'ening and preventionor buckling of the top i'ohl of the coller.

The ly of the haircloth Y is stitched, or otherwise suitably secured, toone of the other plies of the top fold thereby firmly securing it in theproper position to pertorin its function, the front and bottom oi thelioircloth being secured to the front owl bottom edges of the top toldand the usunlnmrginal stitches Set the collar pass through the front andbottom marginal edge portions of the huircloth so that the front andbottom edges of the outer told at the end porions are also stifienctl zigninst buckling around a necktie so that toe ens-e area or the endportions of the c ller are stili'ened and there are no visible lines atdemarcation between the stiii enecl portion of the outer told and thebalance of the top "told which balance remains soft and unstitienecl.

Vihet claim is 1. A soft turn down collar comprl nece: Lion, rzility ofplies or"- material, 111g portion of one or the plurality outer portion,the bottom and said plies beenrl marginal of all of 111g sect eeltogether by the usual marginal soft turn clown collar comprising a neclrbend on an outer turned clown tion, seirl outer turnerl clown portioncomprising o plurality of plies of material one of which L ies being ofcomparative stricted ores anrl oi hoircloth, whereby the encl portionsof the said outer portion is re inforced by said. heircloth againstbuckling, encl collapsing, and whereby the intermediate portion of thecollar renmins lll'lE-S'hlfftllflll. 3. A soft-- turn clown collarcomprising a neck bend aml on outer turned down portion, said outerportion comprising a plurality or plies, :1 ply of heircloth ofcoinporetii'ely restricted area secured between lower edges of theheirsoiri other plies the cloth and edge thereof adjacent tlie encls or"the outer portion being secured to the soicl other plies by the usualmarginal stitches the collar, whereby the end portions of the outer-Zolcl including the bottom encl eclges tliereo": ere reinforced againstmy signature.

